Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok addressing residents of Kapedo in Turkana County during a demonstration to protest against rising insecurity. Photo: Josphat Nanok/Facebook.

Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok who joined protesters in Kapedo called on the national government to speedily ensure residents enjoyed the right to their security and their property.

"Fear of ambush by bandits along the Kapedo-Marigat road has restricted movement, health workers of Kapedo Hospital can't travel from Marigat, college students in Kapedo cannot go back to school and traders cannot transport goods. Our people are under siege with national government security organs continue to fail in their mandate," said Nanok.

The governor said the country's top security officers should quit office if they cannot handle the insecurity situation that had led to numerous deaths.

"The security offices are doing nothing while the cabinet secretary for security and inspector general of police continue to ignore us. We believe some powerful politicians in Baringo are behind all this due to the potential of Kapedo to produce geothermal power," said Ekaale.

The banditry attacks have seen leaders from the Baringo and Turkana side trade barbs, accusing each other of contributing to the situation.

In his tweet on Sunday, May 13, Turkana South MP James Lomenen accused Tiaty MP William Kamket of inciting the Pokots to attack Turkanas branding him a warlord.

In response to the accusations that Baringo leaders were inciting their people to attack the Turkana side of Kapedo, Kamket accused Thirdway Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot of inciting the Turkanas to invade Pokots.

Turkana Central MP John Lodepe called for the sacking of Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i for failing to intervene and quell the bloody situation in Kapedo.

"I have joined youths of Turkana to condemn the Kapedo attack. I am much surprised about the silence of the CS about this. I appeal to the president to give Matiang'i another ministry because he is incompetent," said Lodepe during the Tuesday, May 15, demonstration.

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